VILLENEUVE-LEZ-AVIGNON The players in Gard and Vaucluse tourism together
This Tuesday, a dozen people gathered for an Educour in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, organized by the tourist office of Grand Avignon. Among them, employees of the press and communication services of Gard Tourisme, Avignon Tourisme and Vaucluse provence attractiveness.
Tourism professionals have visited the Gardens of the Abbey, discovered the restaurant L’Émulsion before going to taste the olive oil from the Bronzini oil mill. The afternoon continued with a tour of the Chartreuse, the Pierre-de-Luxembourg museum, then the Notre-Dame collegiate church and the Philippe-le-Bel tower.
This meeting is a way of strengthening the links between the different structures of Gard and Vaucluse. Organizer of the meeting in Villeneuve is no accident: “Those involved in Gard tourism are not always aware of this side of the department, which is often associated with Grand Avignon. But Villeneuve is also part of the identity of Gard, of the Occitanie region», Recalls Claire Prost, director of the tourist office of Grand Avignon.
This meeting is also a way of discovering the territory for all tourism professionals in Gard and Vaucluse. Two essential departments in the influence of this city which is more and more in line with the trend slow tourism.
As for the municipality, the emphasis is also on discovering heritage and nature or even on urban hiking as a way of visiting but also of getting around. With Grand Avignon, they are trying to capture local customers who could support tourism all year round.